Alamo may not testify

By: Lynn LaRowe - Texarkana Gazette

Jennifer Kolbek, mother of Jane Doe No. 2 and wife of fugitive John Kolbek, walks with her lawyer, Joe Quick, into the federal courthouse Tuesday in downtown Texarkana to testify on behalf of her pastor, Tony Alamo. Jennifer Kolbek’s testimony was stricken from the record after she refused to divulg...

During the sex crimes trial of self-proclaimed evangelist Tony Alamo, jurors listened to him tell a woman to “shut up, shut your face” in a jail house recording Tuesday morning.

“Why the hell would I have to take them across state lines to have sex with them,” Alamo said on the tape. “And...

Published: 07/22/2009